Hardide Coatings and Gardner Aerospace to coat key wing components for the Airbus A320-family of aircraft

Hardide Coatings partners with Gardner Aerospace to coat Airbus components

May 11, 2023

Advanced surface coating technology company Hardide Coatings, has entered into a partnership with Gardner Aerospace to coat key wing components for the Airbus A320-family of aircraft. The Hardide CVD (chemical vapour deposition) nano-structured tungsten/tungsten carbide coating was selected after extensive testing by Airbus and is replacing hard chrome plating (HCP) previously used on these components.

Matt Berkebile has been appointed President of Farsound U.S.A.

Farsound opens new state-of-the-art facility in Texas

May 11, 2023

Farsound Aviation (Farsound) has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in San Antonio, Texas this summer. The expansion will enable Farsound to enhance the services it offers to its customers across the U.S.A. Farsound also operates out of facilities in the UK, Canada, Spain, Japan and Singapore. The new state-of-the-art premises in San

JetSMART and LHT have signed a CAMO and aircraft engineering services contract

LHT signs five-year contract with Chilean carrier JetSMART for CAMO and aircraft engineering services

May 9, 2023

Lufthansa Technik is expanding its footprint in South America by signing a contract with Chilean airline JetSMART, that runs for five years and includes extensive CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization) support and aircraft engineering services, such as maintenance programme support or modification and component management. The collaboration has already begun and will initially cover 25

RECARO’s BL3710 economy-class seats enter into service on IndiGo’s A321neo

May 5, 2023

RECARO’s BL3710 economy-class seats have entered into service on IndiGo’s A321neo aircraft. This seat programme marked the first time that IndiGo selected RECARO as a seating solution partner since the airline’s founding in 2006. Deliveries of the BL3710 will be installed on a fleet of 75 Airbus A321/A320neo aircraft. Each A321 can seat 232 passengers

J&C Aero completes turnkey Airbus A320 reconfiguration project for Arena Aviation Capital

May 4, 2023

J&C Aero, an international aviation centre for innovation in cabin transformation and CAMO, has completed a full-cycle Airbus A320 reconfiguration project for aircraft asset investment company Arena Aviation Capital. The project covered cabin modification development, production, certification and installation by J&C Aero’s in-house teams. “Aircraft transition between operators is a complex process involving various risks,

Comlux delivers first ever ACJ TwoTwenty cabin

May 3, 2023

Comlux, a leader in business aviation, transaction and completion services, has delivered the world’s first ACJ TwoTwenty with a brand new cabin certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to FIVE Hotels and Resorts. The VIP cabin was completed in 14 months obtaining a full EASA certification. The aircraft will be operated by Comlux

TARMAC Aerosave, Airbus and the City of Chengdu establish Airbus Lifecycle Services joint venture

April 28, 2023

TARMAC Aerosave, Airbus and the City of Chengdu have established Airbus Lifecycle Services, a joint venture for the first aircraft lifecycle services centre in China. The facility will offer aircraft storage, maintenance, dismantling and recycling services. The announcement follows an initial Memorandum of Understanding signed in January 2022. Entry into service of the new centre

Satair and Singapore Airlines have signed an agreement for Satair’s IMS solution

Satair and Singapore Airlines sign long-term agreement for Satair’s IMS solution

April 25, 2023

Satair, an Airbus Services company, and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a long-term agreement for Satair’s Integrated Material Services (IMS) solution. Under this agreement, Satair will provide a wide range of expendable materials customised for SIA. This service will support SIA’s operations in terms of aircraft availability and cost-efficient material handling. IMS will handle end-to-end

Embraer has launched the Super Tucano A-29N

Brazil’s Embraer and Portugal’s OGMA to build NATO-approved aircraft

April 24, 2023

Jose Mucio, Brazil’s Defence Minister has announced that Brazilian planemaker Embraer is to team up with Portugal’s aerospace company OGMA to manufacture aircraft in Portugal which will meet with NATO requirements, according to REUTERS news agency. Currently Embraer, which holds a 65% stake of OGMA’s capital manufactures a light attack plane, the Super Tucano. Last

Delta TechOps signs US$225 million in component contracts during first quarter 2023